There is no definition of “armor piercing”. It’s whatever you need it to be.
Normally, it refers to the hard plates in vests. Police don’t use that type, and theirs won’t stop a lot of bullets, just handgun ammo.
This is nothing other than a first step. Of course, a crook can always shoot for the head and then the vest is moot.

Exactly Secret Squirrel, They will apply that term to the next round they try to ban the same way. They think their language is slick and can pull ammo grab this without a hitch, I hope enough people are paying attention.

[1] March 2, 2015 at 5:53pm

JBARRANCHAZ responded:

There are a couple less popular handgun rounds that those vests and some plates struggle with. Serious injury is possible, but he hasn't talked about them yet.

[2] March 2, 2015 at 6:48pm

Selfreliance responded:

The LEOPA defines armor piercing for its own context. In military terms, the M855 round is not an AP round... the 5.56 AP round is the M995.

[2] March 2, 2015 at 4:29pm

Notice they didn’t ban .308 green tip. Just .556, barely larger than a .22.
Why? because the AR-15 uses that.
Don’t expect logic or common sense from these dufi.

“We” aren’t deviating from anything. It’s the man of lawlessness in the White House who’s doing the deviating, and none of it is by invitation. He will impose himself relentlessly because he can, and we’re letting him get away with it. Day, after day, after day it’s something new with this guy.
What we’re never seen up until this point was a man filled with this particular brand of malice in the White House who would avail himself of the most powerful position on the planet to use as a weapon against this country. He is allowing ISIS to rampage unopposed while importing unscreened Syrians into the US while disarming US citizens. If he continues as he is over the next 2 years we will probably see crucifixions, and beheadings in the streets of America. Radical Islam doesn’t even exist so it isn’t even an enemy to this administration. We are.

[2] March 2, 2015 at 1:37pm

The “Blue Wall” would ruin his life and never lose a night’s sleep over it.

Well, it did come out of the Office of Legal Counsel, the head of which is appointed by Holder. But, regardless of your opinion of the man, the memo does contain citations to law, which you are free to read and verify for yourself.